Evaluating the effectiveness of a strategy for teaching neonatal resuscitation in West Africa

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1308-1311

  Enweronu Laryea, Christabel ^a   Engmann, Cyril ^b   Osafo, Alexandra ^c   Bose, Carl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Neonatal resuscitation; Training

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DELIVERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN CARE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; WORKSHOP;

AFRICA, WESTERN; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MIDWIFERY; NURSES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEACHING;

EID: 70350011744     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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